Vincenzo Natali gained international recognition in 1997 with the surreal sci-fi thriller Cube. The film earned multiple Genie Award nominations, won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival, and went on to become a cult classic. His film Splice, starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody, was the highest-grossing Canadian feature film in English in 2010 and was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film at the 37th Saturn Awards. Vincenzo is also a prolific television Director, helming critically-acclaimed episodes of Hannibal, American Gods, Westworld, Locke and Key, and more. His most recent work, in addition to Cabinet of Curiosities, is directing the pilot of the Amazon sci-fi series The Peripheral and is also an Executive Producer.
CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT: YOUNG WERTHER DIRECTOR JOSÉ LOURENÇO
José Lourenço reflects on adapting a 250-year-old novel into a modern tale of love and friendship in Toronto, the 16-year lead-up to directing his first feature film, and the joys of working with a team that makes filmmaking fun.
